Drip cup



May 22, .1923."

A.- J. WlLKlN v DRIP cUP FilOd NOV. 11 1920,

Patented May 22, i923.

NET T ARTHUR J'. WILKIN, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

DRIP CUP.

Application led November 11, 1920. Serial No. 423,299.

T 0 all 'whom fait may concern Be it known that 1, ARTHUR J. VVLLKIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Drip Cups, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to faucets, and more particularly to an attachment in the nature of a cup or receptacle that is mounted for swinging movement upon the discharge spout oir-nozzle of a faucet, and which is for the purpose of receiving and retaining any drip that may discharge from the faucet after the latter has been closed to cut off the low of liquid therethrough.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a relatively simple drip-catching attachment for faucets, that is capable of being easily and cheaply produced, and

which may be readily applied to, or removedr from the discharge spout or nozzle of the faucet.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple means for pivotally mounting the device upon the faucet so that it may be readily swung into an out of the way position when the faucet is opened to permit the discharge of liquid, and which device when released will by gravity, immediately return to its normal or dripcatching position.

Drip catchers of my improved construction are particularly intended for use on the faucets of oil or liquid hydrocarbon containers, and by the use of the device, the drippings of oil or similar liquids from the faucets are caught and prevented from dropping onto the floor and spreading thereupon, and which latter action, it will be understood, materially increases iire hazards.

lilith the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, that will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a faucet and showing one of the drip-catching devices applied to the nozzle or discharge spout thereof.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section taken approximately on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section taken approximately on the line 3-3 of F ig. 2.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the practical embodiment of the invention, 10 designates a faucet of ordinary construction that is provided with a downwardly curved spout or nozzle 11, and formed in the side faces of the latter near the lower or discharge end, are relatively shallow reresses or indentations 12, the same serving as bearing seats for the trunnions of my improved dripcatcher.

While these recesses or indentations may be formed in any suitable manner and `of any desired shape, a simple and convenient method of forming them is by the use of a center punch and hammer.

The drip cup contemplated by the invention is in the form of a small substantially cylindrical receptacle and comprises an annular wall 13 and botto-m plate 14, the same being preferably formed from a single piece of suitable sheet metal. l

Projecting upwardly from the wall 10 is a pair of oppositely arranged ears 15, that are indented or pressed inwardly, to form relatively small inwardly projecting trunnions 16, the samev being substantially conical in shape, and when the device is applied Ato the nozzle of the faucet'these trunnions engage in the recesses 12.

The degree of frictional bearing of the trunnions 16 against the bearings 12, is such that the body ofthe cup or receptacle will readily swing forwardly or rearwardly from its normal position directly below the discharge end of the spout or nozzle.

l/V hen the faucet is opened to permit the flow of liquid therethrough, the drip cup or receptacle is engaged by the container that is to receive the discharged liquid and swung either forwardly or rearwardly into an. out of theway position, as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, and when so positioned the liquid is free to discharge'froni the end of the spout or nozzle of the faucet into the container. When the drip cup is swung upwardly into an out of the way position, and said cup passes above a horizontal plane, any liquid remaining in the cup will automatically discharge into the liquid receptacle positioned beneath the faucet.`

Immediately after the faucet is closed to cut off the flow of liquid therethrough, the drip cup is permitted to swing by gravity to its normal position, and any liquid that may flow downwardly through the spout or nozzley of the faucet, after the valve therein has been closed, will discharge or drip into the cup or receptacle and be retained therein, thereby preventing the drip from passing onto the floor immediately below the faucet. Vhile the improved drip-catcher may be advantageously utilized upon all liquid conl tainer faucets, it is particularly designed for y adaptability.

use` upon the vfaucets that control the discharge offoils, liquid hydrocarbons and like inl-ammablefluids from their containers, and it will be readily understood that bythe use of dripfcatchers on these faucets the lia.,- bility ofv lires is minimized, owing to the absencefof drip andfspread of voils and the vlike uponv the floors immediately below and containers are opened hundreds of timesva day, and the use of the improved drip cup on such faucets will consequently effect a material saving line, andthe like. I Y

Further, the use of the drip cup'will be effective in a material saving of time, for the operator after closing, the faucet' to which the cup is attached is not required to hold the container beneath the faucet until the drip7 of the liquid has ceased. 'i

`Hrlhe simple method of attaching the device to any style, or size offaucetand which consists of two light blows of a vhammer upon an ordinary centerpunch, constitutes amaterial element ofecononiy and lThe drip-catchingcup of my improved construction is very simple, 1nayvbe easily and cheaply produced, is capable fbein'g easily and quicklyv applied to, 'or removed of lubricating oils, gaso .of said faucet.

from Operative position upon the'faucet, and the cup-or retainer maintains its operative position through gravity, and-is effective in catching and retaining all drippings fr'o'in'the faucet which might otherwise disr-'harge onto the floor.

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of various parts of my improved device may be made and substituted forsthose herein shown and described, without departing' from thespirit of my invention, the scope of which isset forth in the appended claims.

l claim as -my invention: 1 i

l. A drip-receiving cupfor faucets com,- prising a receptacle, oppositely disposed ears projecting upwardly from said receptacle, and portions of'said ears being` pressed inwardly. to for-m tru'nnions that are ada-pt? ed to engage the discharge end of a faucet nozzle. i s

N2. The combination with a faucet, pro,-

vided on the lower portions of its nozzle.

with l oppositely disposed indentations, Lof a drip-receiving -cup positioned below the discharge end of said nozzle, oppositely dis.- posed ears: projecting upwardly from said drip cup and portions of which. ears are pressed inwardly to formtrunnions that are journaledfin vthe indentations inl the nozzle The combination its nozzle, of a drip receiving member normally positioned below the dischargev end with .a faucet provided withoppositely disposed bearings. on

ofthe nozzle of said faucet, and having in tegralA parts that are journaled in the bearings on said nozzle. y

4. A drip cupffor faucets'comprisinga receptacle, ears projecting upwardly from thek receptacle s and vrformed integral therewith, and integrally formed trunnions proL jecting inwardly from said ears.

In testimony whereof 'I1-have signed'my name to this specilication.

ARTI-run J. wrLKiN; 

